Hitching device for stock.



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HENNING, MINNESOTA.

HITCHING DEVICE FOR STOCK.

specification of Lettersratent. Patented Feb. 15, 1910.

Application filed June 11, 1909. Serial No. 501,591.

To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELESER KLEMETSON, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at Henning, in the county of Ot-tertail, State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hitching Deviceslowing to be a full, clear, and exactdescri tion of the invention, suchas `will enab e others skilled in the art to which it appertains to makeand-use the same.

This invention relates to devices for instantly releasing stock fromstables, more particularly in event of fire, and has for one of itsobjects to improveA the construction and increase the eiciency andutility of devices of this character.

"Another object of the invention is to proenlargement'to a practicallyunlimited extent to adapt the device to any required number of stalls,or to a stable containing any number of animals, with .means forhitching each animal separately, and to instantly release all of theanimals simultaneously when required from a location preferablyexternally of the stable.

W'ith these. and other objects in view, the invention consists incertain novel features of construction as hereafter shown and describedand then specifically pointed out. in the claims.

lhe improved device may be applied as above stated, to a stable arrangedwith any purpose of illustration is shown applied .to a stable havingsix stalls, two on each side and one at each end. This arrangement ofthe stalls enables the operation of the improved device to beillustrated completely, and in the drawings thus employed,

Figure 1 is a plan view of the stable with the walls in section,illustrating the arrangement of the improved releasing devices. F ig. 2is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view ofone of the devices for coupling the' operating rods. Fig. t is asectional elevation viewed from the interior side oli the hitchinomechanism. Fig. 5 is a section on the line o-5 of Fig. 4. Fig. i3 is asection on the -linc 6-6 of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a perspective viewenlarged, of one each of the casmgs of the hitch-ing pins. i Fig. 8 is aperspective view, enlarged, of the sliding locking block. Thestable'portion of the improved device comprises the side walls 10-11having' doors 1 2-13 therein and end walls 14-15, with stable divisionsindicated at 16, whereby six stalls are shown with their mangers I alongthe side walls 10-11 of the stable structure, preferably above theVdoors are rods 1.8-19, the rods being supported by hangers havinganti-friction rollers 22, so that the friction is reduced to a minimum.

Located in each corner of the stable struc ture is a casing 23, thecasings being designed to contain the mechanism whereby the variousreleasing devices are coupled for operation. All of the casings 23andthe mechanism contained therein are precisely alike and thedescription of one will suffice for all. ASlidabl arranged through thecasings at one en of the stable structure is a rod 24, while a similarrod 25 extends through the casings at the opposite end of the barnstructure, the rods 24--25 beiner arranged in parallel relations to theend Walls of the barn. Extending through the casings 23 are other rods26. .The latter series of rods extend inwardly toward the door-wayopenings 12413 and through the mangers 17 of the stalls which arelocated at the sides of the barn structure, while the rods 24-25 projectthrough the mangers or stalls at the ends of the barn structure. Theseveral rods 24-25-26 are located close to the inner vertical wall ofthe manger, so as not to interfere with the feeding of the animals, ashereafter explained. Within 23 is located a coupling means whereby thereciprocating movement of any one of the rods will be communicated toall of the other rods, and this coupling mechanism is represented inFig.. 3, which Mounted for longitudinal movement' represents a sectionof'one of the casings 23 enlarged. For illustration the casing 23through which the rods 24-26 pass is se lected, and in Fig. 3 the rods24--26 are shown crossing each other near one corner of the casing.`Pivoted at its terminals at 30-31 respectively to the rods 24-26 is alever arm 32, the lever arm extending diagonally within the casing 23.Mounted to swing at 33 within the casing is a link 34, with the free endot' the linkpivoted at 35 centrally to the lever arm 32. By this simpleImeans the fongitudinal movement applied to either one oi the rods 26will cause the other rod to also move. longitudinally, as

maining rods. The upper longitudinal rods 18-19 are designed to beutilized to transnit motion to the various rods which extendl throughthe various mangers, and one of these coupling means will be locatedadjacent to each 4of the casings 23. These latter .coupling meansI aresubstantially alike and attendant, and for the urpose of illustrathedescription. of one will suiiice for all.l

Pivotedat 36 to brackets 37 connected to the sidewalls of lthe stableare lever arms 38, the lever arms having longitudinal slots 39-4O attheir ends. The terminals of the rods 26-27-2829 are lcoupled by pins 41respectively to the several slots 40 of the arms 38, while the terminalsof the rods 18-19 are likewise coupled by'pins 42 to the reciprocatingmovement applied to either of the rods 18-19 will be communicated to allof the lower-rods, as will be understood. The rods 18-19 are providedwith suitable operating'mechanism, and this operating means will belocated at any desired point relative to the stable, butpreferably nearthe doors 12-13, so as to be readily accessible to the tion two of theseoperating devices are thus shown, and as they are precisely alike, thedescription of one will suffice for both. Each of the rods 18- 19isprovidcd where the operating device is to be attached with a sleeve43, each sleeve being preferably provided with a set screw 44 by whichthey may -be adjustably coupled to the rods. Each of the sleeves isprovided with laterally extending trunnions 45 over which longitudinalslots 46 in an operating lever 47 engage, and each lever ispivotcd at 48intermediate its ends to a bracket 49 attached to the stable 4structureat a suitable point. The lower free end of the lever arms 47 are eachprovided with a short4 section of chain 50 hanging loosely, the free endof the chain being connected 1n any suitable manner to the stablestructure. The chains hang loosely to provide easy means for theattendantvto actuate the levers 47. The chains 50 maybe conductedthroughvthe wall of the stable and be accessible from'the exterior asshown in- Fig. 2, so that in event of tire the attendant can operate thevarious rodsl from the exterior of the barn, as hereafter explained Eachmanger will be 'rovided with a separate and individual hitc ling device,and the bitching devices are so arranged that they are simultaneouslyreleased by the movement of the various rods, and this releasinur meanswill naw be described. Attached to 'each man'g'er, preferably against.the Airont wall of the same, is a `slots 39 of the lever arms 38. B ythis meansl casing 51 through thelower part of which the lower rods 24-25-26- pass, as shown. and as all of the casi'ngs and the mechanismwithin the same are precisely alike, the description of one will suiiicefor all, and for the .purpose of' illustration the casing through whichthe-rod 24 passes is selected. An aperture 52l is formed through each.of the mangers opposite one of the casin s51, and this, aperture ispreferably provi ed at its outer end with 'a guard plate 53 to protectthe relativelyl soft material of the manger. .h

Located Within the casing 51 at opposite sidesf of the aperture 52 areguide rollers 54-55. Connected'to each of the rods which passes throughthe casing 51 is a blockA 56 having an interior cavity 57 open' at oneend and with a reduced open slot 58 communi-l cating'with the cavity.The bitching device comprises a' pin 59,`eaclrpin having a link 60 atone end and a laterally enlarged headl at the other end, the link beingemployed to connect the halter strap or rope, while the head of thepinis designed to enter the cavity 57 and the stock 59 'of the pin toenter1 the slot 58. The head 61 is just, large enouoh to pass betweenthe rollers 54-55, and3 when the rod 24 is moved to its limit in onedirection the block 56 will be caused to pass with its cavity 57 beyondthe path of the roller 54, so that the head 61 of the pin may beinserted into the path of the cavity 57, and then when the rod 24 ismoved to its other position the slot 59 will pass over the stock 59 ofthe pin` and thus lock the pin fast within the casing 51. By this meansthe heads of stock will be hitched to their individual mangers, and willremain thus hitched until one of the rods 18 or 19 isV actuated,'asbefore described. By this arrangement in event of a lire, the attendantby operating one of the actuating levers' 47 simultaneously moves cachof the rods which pass .th-rough the mangers and like-wise si-Amultaneously actuates allof the blocks 56 and thus releases all of thepins 59, as will be obvious.

The improved device is simple in construction and can be extended toadapt the device to any number of stalls by simply multiplying thevarious rods and coupling devices.

What is claimed is 1. The'combination with stalls for stock, of a rodmovable through said stalls, a'block carried by said rod and providedWith an open .recess and an open contracted sloty communicating with therecess, guide rollers spaced. apart and -located adjacent to the path ofsaid block, a pin having .halter con-4 necting means at one end andinsertible b e- 'tween said guide rollers and an enlargein said recess,and means for moving said ing halter connecting means at one end androd. an enlargement at -the other end, said pin 2. The combination withstalls for stock, passing between said rollersand engaging of a casingconnected to said stall, a rod in said recess and means for moving said15, 5 movable through said casing, a block carried rod,

by said rod and movable wlthin said casing In testimony whereof, I aixmy signaand guided thereby and provided with' an ture, in presence oftwo witnesses. i open recess and an open 'contracted ,slot `ELESERKLEMETSON. communicating with therecess, spaced guide Witnesses:lohrollers located within said casing and ad- R. R. PA'rrERsoN,

jacent to the path of said block, a pin hav- OSCAR KLnMETsoN.

